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Communications adapter for implementing communications in a network and providing multiple modes of communications

US6765911B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 3, 1999
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5679
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for implementing communications in a communications network. The apparatus for implementing communications includes a system interface to the communications network. A scheduler schedules enqueued cells and enqueued frames to be transmitted. A segmenter segments frames and cells in into cells or frames applied to a media adaptation block for transmission in a selected one of multiple modes.

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